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GIMME TV

By pocketdog and

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall524.1584
Fun154.2585
Innovation6173.0483
Theme4193.7584
Graphics1424.2985
Audio754.1282
Humor634.0383
Mood1754.0582

Comments

jnur 2026-04-21 01:31

Fun! The vibes are great, the graphics are fun and everything feels very polished.

ming-xu 2026-04-21 01:43

The art style is really nice, and the theme is very original too.

tolviere 2026-04-21 01:43

The game feel on this goes so insane. Shooting feels so good. The combat doesn't have much depth to it and it's pretty easy, but the game feel alone makes it soooo much fun! Great work polishing everything, it's definitely not easy to get that stuff right!

derek-glennon 2026-04-21 01:48

Really solid entry! Was really addicting and art was so polished

2026-04-21 01:51

i really loved the artstyle!

lizz 2026-04-21 02:25

Simple but effective! You start with a nice intro, the controls are simple and defending a tv signal like that with the fun and clear graphics was lotsa fun to do. Defending the signal instead of receiving it. I agree with the comment mentioning how the shooting felts good, it was really smooth as well. The system is easy to get as it is a more used thing [like upgrades and alike].

toshiy 2026-04-21 04:16

Gamefill is on top!

tweekus 2026-04-21 06:40

Very fun, nice art and mood, like it

theparticularpixel 2026-04-21 08:26

fun game! i like the art style

rinzu 2026-04-21 12:11

I loved the game. The alien cat-like creatures turned out great. I really loved the game's artwork.

2026-04-21 12:31

So chill match!! And cool game!!

mrchip 2026-04-21 13:17

10/10 intro. and also the entire rest of the game i guess. everything has audio, with variations too. also the deathscreen is hilarious. and the entire rest of the game i guess.

stisdan 2026-04-21 13:57

this game is super polished and the game feel is insane, the shooting feels so smooth and satisfying

pipetto 2026-04-21 14:10

A very fun game! I really like the concept, the visual style, and the inclusion of a shop—very cool! I didn’t expect such a surge of enemies on the second day haha

tanjou 2026-04-21 15:33

What a nice visual style. I liked the variety in the game. Gameplay is pretty fun too.

pimeko 2026-04-21 16:33

Can't chill watching TV, even on the moon... Awesome entry, the vibe was on point, with a feeling of old arcade games, but with beeautiful modern graphics. And everything is super reactive as well, great job :)

skeyven 2026-04-21 18:04

Hey from DTF, dude! So far your game is the best thing I’ve played here! And I finished it not because I had to, but because it really hooked me and was fun. Снимок экрана 2026-04-21 210133.png

kremlebot 2026-04-21 18:22

Вызвала ностальгические чувства, плюс я люблю футбол. Игра очень отполишенная, ощущается супер приятно. К теме вяжется, конечно, слабо, но пофиг.

nondev 2026-04-21 18:30

Lots of fun! I don't know why the aliens hate my football so. The art and use of the theme were real neat. Personally, I'm not so much a fan of the shooter style revolving weapon drops, but that's a me thing. Having some reason to pick them up might've helped. Great entry. [Chill]

flinge 2026-04-21 21:12

Big gun going pew pew. Really cool game, it gave me strong old browser game vibes. Small, but excellent. So far, one of my favorite interpretations of the theme. The polish and visuals are top-notch, and it’s just fun to play. There’s also a nice twist at the end. Overall, I really enjoyed it

coatline 2026-04-21 23:39

Suuuuuper polished! I loved the game feel. However, I did find that the meteor game was WAY too easy and kind of bored me every time it happened. However, I was impressed at the high quality style and dash of humor! Please, what did you use to make this? Crazy that you got a boss fight in too (I beat it)

pocketdog 2026-04-21 23:51

@coatline thx for feedback! Game was made with Construct 3, sound-design (and music) with FL Studio. In general, there is really no difference in which tool you use. The most important thing is the feeling of FUN right at the development stage, and without creating a raw prototype. If you're interested, I was very much inspired by the presentation of "The Art of Screenshake", from which I learned a lot of useful things. I try to make my games so that I have FUN playing them myself, and I like guns, explosions, and dogs! @jnur @ming-xu @tolviere @derek-glennon @carizacarlos @lizz @toshiy @tweekus @theparticularpixel @rinzu @pavlo @mrchip @stisdan @pipetto @tanjou @pimeko @nondev Thank you all so much for your feedback! This is my first jam and your feedback is very valuable to me as a developer!!!

kseniya 2026-04-22 00:03

awesome visual bro, got stuck as a team in your game

pocketdog 2026-04-22 00:05

@kseniya спасиба))

pocketdog 2026-04-22 00:22

My game in nutshell

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indiepanda 2026-04-22 01:27

I understand this guy! I don't like it when something interferes with my watching football either.

nouchi 2026-04-22 01:51

OMG! It's so much fun! This is definitely my favourite game from this jam!

2026-04-22 04:14

Solid polished shmup with adorable crazy humor, beated it and loved it!

As some already mentioned, the shooting feels awesome and the artstyle is amazing. I personally liked the resemblance with Alien Hominid, that kind of marked my childhood :)

The game is not only complete but also features a system of upgrades and even a store, which seems a lot to me for three days O.O

The only thing that I felt a bit off was that I couldn't figured how damaged was the antenna (maybe I missed something?)... Also, I didn't understand the role of the satellite. I could hit it but I didn't know if it was suffering any damage.

jpat 2026-04-22 05:14

That was so much fun and had amazing polish. I agree with the person who said it gave Alien Hominid vibes, I was thinking that too. Everything just clicks, the shooting feels amazing, the art has so much character, and the whole "defend your TV signal from aliens" premise is hilarious and peak. The fact that you squeezed in upgrades and a boss fight on top of all that is wild. Great job!

steinhks 2026-04-22 11:37

This game is sooo much fun—it’s got great vibes, a cool style, and is just really fun to play. I wish I had more control over the weapons, because once you pick a box, you can’t switch back, and maybe I liked the old ones better. The aliens are really funny, and the music is nice. I wish the roller would attack, and the meteorites too. The 50% damage buff looks overpowered, and it’s not very clear what the items in the shop actually do for me.

chimpoka 2026-04-22 15:13

I was surprised to see the boss, good job!

myheadmess 2026-04-22 17:36

Wtf this is so fun ???? really good job !!!!

christina-antoinette-neofotistou 2026-04-22 18:14

I love that you discarded the theme and went where the spirit moves you! This is such a fun shooter, I've been playing for 40 minutes and only stopped to rate it. There is a dominant strategy, and that's to sit near the alien/ meteor spawn site and shoot diagonally so nothing gets through, but the game difficulty increases in a way that makes every upgrade necessary, and every wave fun.

I loved the addition of the random cosmetics shop!!! And the energetic music

All in all great entry!

krawa 2026-04-22 18:28

Super cool game!!! I love roguelikes, and the hub between runs is amazing. Great job!!!

jacky-san 2026-04-22 19:36

Really cool game and idea, very nicely crafted !! Fun gameplay and gamefeel :wink:

mamboman 2026-04-23 11:21

Wow, that was awesome! So polished. The monsters are so nice. I especially love the jellyfish and the one that falls apart into the tiny guys! The end fight is a great spectacular. Thank you for sharing =)

vlad-len 2026-04-23 15:45

Хороша чертовка!

lllarso 2026-04-23 16:05

The visual and audio feedback in this game is very good. Feels very "juicy". :) The game length of one run is well chosen. The introduction is short but effective and the little story you put in fits perfectly. I like the feature at the end, that you can buy stuff for visual appeal. The overall graphics look nice.

tykki19 2026-04-23 16:21

Nicely built some story around the shooter (go soccer!)! All the weapons felt pretty similar from efficiency point of view even when visually different and all felt nice. I didn't feel there was much pressure to move so I just basically hold left mouse and hold diagonal direction which worked pretty efficiently. Still good amount of content and coherent experience for a game jam!

memoloop 2026-04-23 16:43

Good art, good music and funny game.

mofox 2026-04-23 17:58

It is so juicy. This game has perfect art and sounds. It was polished so well. This is the most complete game I've ever seen in this gamejam. However, I think this game lacks creativity. For me, it is just a normal rougelike shooting game. I will say it is a good game, but I will not say it is a good game for gamejam. I believe this game can fit any theme by just changing some small parts of it. Auyway, nice work!

soothsayer 2026-04-23 20:17

Really, really enjoyed it. Maybe a little easy, but I think for a jam it's better than being way too hard. Awesome presentation, all around great time.

bumble 2026-04-23 21:50

I liked the game loop especially the random stuff you could by just for fun :smile:

Sadly I could not finish the game as it began to lag more and more with every passing wave (Firefox on Windows if that helps) and at some point it became uncontrollable.

2026-04-23 22:05

Really fun game! Loved the different kind of ammunition, and the whole art and characters! Also super funny start, made me laugh haha

Only issue for me is that it was a bit too repetitive and easy... I think if it was just 3 days instead of 5, it would be perfect!

conradoclark 2026-04-24 02:13

Extremely polished, super fun to play, with a plethora of different weapons and enemies. Each weapon felt different (I love the laser). I was amazed to see there was even a boss fight at the end! How individuals and teams are able to put this all together in 3 days is beyond me, and I do like to think I work really fast during jams. Great intro, by the way.

One feedback I have is that the waves are really too easy (and sometimes repetitive), maybe less waves and a few more changes between days would make it more fresh. All weapons hit like a truck, and don't get me wrong, the game feel is amazing, there is lots of juice, even the enemy explosions and different death animations are beautiful, and it all kept me going, but after day 3 I thought "will this loop eternally?". I noticed that new enemies kept appearing, though, so something WAS different after all. The other thing that kept me going was the shop, I wanted to buy a new TV and the birb.

The meteor section was okay, it felt like smashing cars in street fighter, a bonus to get your money. The theme implementation was great story-wise, but not really entangled to the gameplay. Overall, I think this game is an impressive entry, short of being perfect just due to some kinks here and there, like difficulty, variation and maybe leaning a bit more on the signal as a core part of the game. Nevertheless, you two did a really amazing job.

sebbot 2026-04-24 02:23

Fantastic entry for 72 hours! Gameplay was great, plenty of style, and the sfx and music sound wonderful. I had perf problems starting on day 2 on Firefox, so I couldn't finish it (web sucks.). Great entry otherwise!

itero-proto 2026-04-24 18:04

Finally I found a game that I give the maximum points on all points! SUPER! out of 50 games that I have rated here, yours in the top 3 for now 👍👍👍

pkenney 2026-04-24 19:20

Nice!! Someone has studied their Art of Screenshake, love all the tiny touches. This pic doesn't do it justice but it's what was there when I hit printscr

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You can see a taste of the attention to detail here, but it was EVERYWHERE.

At first I thought this game would just be a nice super-juiced blast-fest but then there were all these different scene changes, wave, rain, upgrade, and then later chill. That outer-level loop was a really nice delivery vehicle for the moment-to-moment gameplay, and breaking it up that way went prevented it from wearing out too quickly. The nice progression of different enemy types also really helped, and then the slick boss fight adding some bullethell was a nice cherry on top to really complete the experience.

All around super nice with great gameplay, art, and sound. Really well done!

nadan 2026-04-24 19:42

Stylish, fun and well crafted. There's not much to say - you obviously knew what you are going for, went for it and got it. It's polished, it's addictive and OMG the sound effects slap! Bravo!

jacobloon 2026-04-24 23:01

Very fun and clean game! I loved the boss fight, and honestly wish there were more parts like that. (Maybe throwing a meteor shower AND alien swarm at the same time might bring some fun, panic inducing gameplay)

chybby 2026-04-25 12:43

Bogos binted? :alien:

Really satisfying shooting down all the aliens. I liked all the weapons, I just wish I could tell which one I was about to pick up next - though they all seemed around the same power level so this doesn't matter too much.

Wasn't expecting the boss - great surprise!

dennis 2026-04-25 14:28

Super nice Game

cat-in-hat-games 2026-04-25 19:50

I tried to destroy the satellite boss, but it just wouldn’t go down, even with the help of the asteroids. Other than that, it’s a fun game. The theme feels only loosely connected through the narrative, so it gets a small point for that.

bananplyte 2026-04-26 13:39

This was my favorite game! Very satisfying loop!

There seemed to be some sort of lagspike when reaching the end of day 3 - it seemed to me to be the bullets from the "big bullet gun" that maybe didnt despawn when going off screen - because suddenly the game became very laggy - but other than that - almost 5/5 in everything from me!

t4ran 2026-04-26 13:59

You polished everything so well, the gunplay was really cool, and there are so many new weapons and enemies. Great job!

avi 2026-04-26 14:04

Great job¡ Very satisfying to play, love the art :)

So incredible for your first jam!

(also, nice work posting on reddit, thats how I found your game)

irkar 2026-04-27 05:11

Funny game i enjoy gameplay and art style great job!photo_2026-04-27_08-10-01.jpg

garyglhf 2026-04-27 10:54

Классная игра и приятное управление, здорово.

paulsams 2026-05-02 11:02

Игра слишком... Однообразная. Лазер так вообще имбовее всех пушек, так что подобрав его — можно больше ничем не играть (он, конечно, плохо молнии разрушал (если я правильно понял), но такой себе дебаф вообще, ведь можно пройти вперёд по локации). По итогу то прикольно, но только первые минуты. Разнообразие появляющихся врагов не помогает вообще никак, ведь твоё поведение практически не меняется. А отстреливание астероидов так вообще всегда однообразное (повторяя слово, но больше не знаю, как описать :sunglasses:). А ещё рандом (или я не знаю почему может выпасть 3 репейра антенны, когда она даже не задамажена) — странный был (либо это заготовка? Потому что на какой-то там день мне на выбор дали 3 руки).

Но, в любом случае, молодцы. В начале было интересно.

marks 2026-05-02 16:46

Amazing work on the game! Really loved the chaotic vibe (and certain audio-samples I recognized). Was amazed by how well the additional content was applied to the simple core gameplay (different guns, enemy types even upgrades!).

One complaint I have is pressing 'done' has a significant delay (later I realized there's an animation in the background) that felt very unresponsive. Screenshot 2026-05-02 180832.png

Thanks for sharing your insights in the comments! Love the approach to game design, very inspiring stuff said! Didn't know about 'Art of Screenshake', my approach/ thought-process is "mimic movies & animation" (exaggerate effects, visualize motion) because they have it nailed down ages ago.

I think you're on the right track, good luck!

pocketdog 2026-05-02 21:48

@paulsams спасибо за отзыв, абсолютно со всем согласен. На первом джеме над балансом особо не подумал, в итоге ооооочень сильно накосячил с ним. После джема выложу обнову с поправками, чтобы было справедливо

tetracold 2026-05-04 02:39

This is the most polished entry I have I have played for this jam so far! the visuals are great and full of charm, the humor is absolutely there, the gameplay evolves as a satisfying pace, it feels very responsive, there is a great variety in weapons, there is a lot of fun details everywhere. it was suck a smooth experience, I absolutely loved it! feels like a fully finished game

2026-05-09 19:53

Отличная работа в исполнении гениальных авторов!